Hanging house in the Southwest Palatinate - Our House Construction 2.0

I just looked at the plan again. We are talking about the opening above the dining table and the small opening to the left is a regular patio door? The layout actually suggests either fully (sliding door) or not at all (fixed glazing, possibly with a window that can be opened at the top). Although, to be honest, I’m not sure if the sliding door would actually be used that often when you’re maneuvering past the dining table with a tray full of dishes. The 2-meter longer route through the patio door seems more practical to me. If I were you, I would set up some boxes where you want the dining table to be later and then test the paths.

You got a good price for the casement windows. We had a sampling today and were supposed to pay an extra 3300 euros for them. We decided against it and chose nicer interior doors instead. We are building a brick-clad bungalow.

You got a good price for the divided-light windows. We had a sample selection today and were supposed to pay an extra 3300 euros for them. We then decided against it and chose nicer interior doors instead. We are building a brick veneer bungalow.

Yes, it is also cheaper than for our last house. Maybe because this time there is no construction company involved that also takes a margin. We negotiated directly with the window manufacturer.
But only the internal muntins are included, no Vienna bars or anything like that.

The window maker said that aluminum had become so expensive that artificial stone was not much more expensive anymore. Only real stone would have a significantly higher price.

Our window maker said that aluminum had become so expensive that even granite was not much more expensive and recommended it for both the more valuable appearance and the noise level during rain. However, since we are insulating externally with rock wool, the architect advised against it. It would not hold. Otherwise, it would have been natural stone for us.

What does "mit stulp" mean? They showed us a door with a rotary handle there. When you turned it a quarter of a turn, the window would tilt open, if you turned it a bit further it popped out at the bottom and you could slide it away. To close it, you turn the lever back to the quarter position and if you then push it shut with some momentum, the door snaps back in at the bottom (basically into the tilt position). If you stupidly do that from the outside, you lock yourself out.

That's how it is with our lift-and-slide door too. But I never thought of pushing it shut from the outside. You don't have a handle there, you'd have to push on the frame. We have granite window sills, which at 20 euros/m weren't really expensive.

I don't understand the appeal of (lift-) sliding doors. Because next to them, you always have an even slightly larger fixed element. With more than 1.5m width of the movable part, it also becomes cumbersome. Then better two sashes with mullion. Or directly a folding system like . But everyone as they like. My tendency here would clearly go to the cheaper option, although I would still recommend the venetian blind to you.

You have larger continuous window panes when closed, so a nicer view outside. And you don't have inside disturbing window sashes when the window is open. We have that at the dining area, where we wouldn't have enough space for window sashes.